Ever wondered how social media and online platforms change how politicians campaign? Researchers have been digging into this topic since 2005, and the popularity of studying Web 2. 0 in elections has been skyrocketing ever since. They've been looking at papers from places like the Scopus database an
Airline chiefs are preparing to answer tough questions from a Senate panel about their seat fee policies. The panel is concerned about what they refer to as "unnecessary" fees, which have generated billions of dollars for major airlines like American, Delta, United, Spirit, and Frontier since 2018.
Meet Nathan Hochman, the newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney. He's not your typical politician. With a background as a federal prosecutor, Hochman campaigned on a unique approach to fighting crime, which he called a "hard middle path. " In a landslide victory, he ousted the previous D
The Democratic Party is on the hunt for new leadership after losing the White House, Senate, and House. Ken Martin, the head of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, is currently leading the race for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair. He claims to have secured nearly half of the nee
In a recent parliamentary vote, Romania's center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) led by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu appears to have won a quarter of the vote, beating the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) by a close margin. AUR secured nearly 20 percent, pushing them into the
Four years back, Jay Bhattacharya was shunned by colleagues at Stanford and silenced on social media for his views on the pandemic. He's come a long way since then. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated him to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If approved, this could be a big win fo
So, Alec Baldwin and Sharon Stone are at it again, spouting off about how they know best for the country. They think we're all uneducated morons, huh? Yet, here they are, still living in the U. S. Funny how that works. Maybe they should put their money where their mouths are and actually leave. But
After the dust settled on the 2024 election, we can take a good look at how the polls fared. They weren’t perfect, but they did a pretty decent job, especially considering the tough environment for pollsters. National polls had Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in a tight race, with Harris slightly ahe
Today, Ireland is busy voting for its next government in a unique election. The outcome might reveal if Irish voters are eager to replace the long-standing political powerhouses — Fine Gael and Fianna Fail — with new faces. Both parties have been leading the country for a century, but their coalitio
Damian Williams, the U. S. Attorney who's been making waves with big indictments, is calling it quits. He's resigning just as Donald Trump is about to nominate someone new for the job. Williams has gone after some big names, like New York Mayor Eric Adams, Ghislaine Maxwell, and even Sean "Diddy" Co
